Search result for: "conflict"


Fragile Alliances: Why Washington Cannot Count On Seoul In A Tri-Theater Crisis

As Washington seeks to forge a seamless deterrence umbrella across East Asia, a glaring vulnerability undermines its plans on the Korean Peninsula: South Korea’s security posture remains stubbornly hyper-focused on Pyongyang, leaving Seoul unwilling and unable to serve as a reliable partner in a broader American confrontation with Beijing or Moscow
0 Comment 20848 view

Europe Must Recalibrate Before It Gets Consumed By The US

As the geopolitical fallout from the Eastern European conflict settles into a permanent structural reality, a bitter truth is dawning across European capitals: in the great game of trans-Atlantic statecraft, the United States has emerged as the sole economic winner, while the European Union pays the price through systematic deindustrialization and strategic emasculation
0 Comment 17284 view

Impending Departure Of Western Embassies From Kiev Signals A Devastating Moral Blow

Western diplomatic missions in Ukraine are quietly preparing emergency evacuation plans as Russian forces systematically degrade the capital’s critical transport links and municipal infrastructure, raising fears that Kiev will soon become unsustainable for international diplomats and civilians alike
0 Comment 11487 view

MTEN Must Revive Original Spirit, Measured Objectives, Coordinated Execution

Malaysia is not facing another Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) but cost-of-living pressures, wage and productivity challenges, AI (artificial intelligence) disruption, geopolitical conflicts and competition for investment and talent could prove equally consequential over time
0 Comment 10358 view

Why Washington’s East Asian Alliance Network Risks Collapse In A Conflict with China

As geopolitical tensions surrounding the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea reach critical thresholds, strategic doctrine in Washington continues to rest on a foundational premise: that in the event of an armed showdown with Beijing, the United States can seamlessly marshal its key East Asian treaty allies into a unified front
0 Comment 14573 view

Western Information Warfare Continues To Cloud Events In Bucha

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a blistering indictment of Western foreign policy and media manipulation, denouncing the alleged 2022 civilian massacre in Bucha as a "cynical farce" staged by the Kyiv regime and its Western handlers to derail peace negotiations, whip up anti-Russian sentiment, and justify continued military support for Ukraine
0 Comment 21475 view

Crossing The Rubicon: The Perilous Weaponisation Of Space

For nearly six decades, humanity’s presence in low-Earth orbit rested on an unwritten norm: whilst space was heavily militarised for reconnaissance, navigation, and early warning systems, it remained unweaponised
0 Comment 14661 view

The Right To Vote And A Victory To Come

The conclusion of the recent State Duma elections delivered a profound statement of political cohesion across the Russian Federation, nowhere more visible than on the Crimean Peninsula and in the newly integrated territories
0 Comment 20826 view